Senior Bid Writer (Strategic Proposals Lead)

Senior Bid Writer (Strategic Proposals Lead)

Salary:

$130000 - 150000 / Year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Location:

NSW - Sydney - NSW 

Industry:

Business Support

Reference:

4045326

Contact Name:

Renee Hamilton

Contact Email:

rhamilton@designandbuild.com.au

Date Published:

15-Jun-2026

About the Role

We’re looking for a high-performing Senior Bid Writer/Manager to lead the development of compelling, strategic tender submissions for complex, high-value opportunities across enterprise and government clients. 

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end bid lifecycle across complex, high-value opportunities, ensuring all submissions are compliant, accurate and delivered on time
  • Develop and drive clear win strategies that articulate a strong, differentiated value proposition aligned to client priorities
  • Write and oversee the production of high-quality, client-focused submissions, including executive summaries, methodologies and mobilisation plans
  • Translate technical capability and operational delivery into commercially compelling, easy-to-understand proposals
  • Partner closely with senior stakeholders across sales, operations, finance and technical teams to shape opportunities and secure high-quality inputs
  • Support bid/no-bid decisions and pipeline prioritisation in line with growth strategy
  • Establish and implement best-practice bid processes, including governance frameworks, review gates, document control and version management
  • Build and maintain a structured bid library, templates and content bank to improve efficiency and consistency

What Success Looks Like
  • Strong, consistent win rates across targeted opportunities
  • High-quality submissions that score well on both technical and presentation criteria
  • A scalable, repeatable bid function embedded across the business
  • Engaged stakeholders with clear expectations and minimal rework
  • Seamless transition from sales to operations on awarded contracts

For any questions relating to this role or other opportunities with D&B and our clients please contact Renee Hamilton on 02 9376 8200 or rhamilton@designandbuild.com.au, or click apply. Your application will be treated as strictly confidential.
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